Nicholas Pierce Interviews Bobby Elliott
What's Possible When Poetry Is Direct: An Interview with Bobby Elliott, author of “The Same Man,” winner of the 2025 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, selected by Nate Marshall.
A Conversation with Arah Ko
INTERVIEW A Conversation with Arah Ko Shō Poetry Journal intern Claire Zhou interviews contributor Arah Ko, whose poems “Magpie 까치” and “Fiddleback” appear in Shō No. 4. Arah is the author of Brine Orchid (YesYes Books 2025) and the chapbook Animal Logic (Bull City Press 2026). Claire Zhou Hi Arah! I’ve read both of your …
A Conversation with Nathan Xavier Osorio
INTERVIEW A Conversation with Nathan Xavier Osorio Shō intern Claire Zhou interviews Shō contributor Nathan Xavier Osorio, whose poems “How to Cook a Wolf,” “Empty Stadiums,” and “Come, Little Hunger” appear in Shō No. 4. Nathan’s debut collection of poetry, Querida, won the 2024 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, selected by Shara McCallum. Claire Zhou …